DUMAGUETE CITY, July 3 (PNA) -– The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Negros Oriental completed Friday a two-day simulation on the…
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Cebu City sets groundbreaking for PHP1.6B new hospital on July 4
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, July 3 (PNA) — The Cebu City government has set the groundbreaking for the new building of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) on Saturday, July…
‘Oplan Disiplina sa Dalan’ formed to boost road safety, traffic discipline in Bacolod
BACOLOD CITY, July 3 (PNA) -– The multi-sectoral “Oplan Disiplina sa Dalan” has been formed in this city to boost road safety, traffic discipline among Bacolodnons. Stakeholders spearheaded by Kasadya Bacolod Development…
LGU-Dumaguete City receives Certification of Seal of Child Friendly Local Governance award
DUMAGUETE CITY, July 3 (PNA) — The city government of Dumaguete headed by Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria has received a 2014 Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance by the Council for the Welfare of…
Dagupan police chief is Pangasinan’s outstanding polics officer in community relation
DAGUPAN CITY, July 1 (PNA)-Supt. Christopher N. Abrahano, Dagupan City police chief was adjudged as the Outstanding Senior Police Commissioned Officer of the Year in Police Community Relations in Pangasinan for 2015….
Tornado rips through village, damages houses
BACOLOD CITY, July 2 (PNA) — A tornado hit the village of Bagroy in Bago City, Negros Occidental around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, leaving two houses totally damaged and seven others partially damaged,…
Telecom giant prepares for disasters
BAGUIO CITY, July 02 (PNA) — Telecommunications giant Smart Communications is helping the Office of Civil Defense-Cordillera (OCD-CAR) make communication during times of disaster possible through two new technologies. These innovations were…
Ethnic Philippine music, dance group to perform in Albay
LEGAZPI CITY, July 1 (PNA) – The orchestra “Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino” (Kontra-GaPi) Ethnic Music and Dance Ensemble will bring to Albay and to local music enthusiasts awareness and skills training in music…
Cooperative partners with TESDA for skills training
DUMAGUETE CITY, July 1 (PNA) -– The Perpetual Help Community Cooperative, Inc. (PHCCI) in Negros Oriental continues to partner with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to improve the living…
USLS-Bacolod to open Liceo De La Salle for senior high school students
BACOLOD CITY, July 1 (PNA) — The University of Saint La Salle (USLS) in this city will open the Liceo De La Salle Senior High School starting next school year. Dr. Mario…
Lifting of CDO road excavation in Pangasinan assured
SISON, Pangasinan, July 1 (PNA)–All’s well that ends well between the municipal government of Sison and the Pangasinan provincial government over the excavation of a provincial road by the former sans any…
Dumaguete mayor: City’s casual plantilla workers assured of wages
DUMAGUETE CITY, July 1 (PNA) -– Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria has assured that the “best gift” he can offer to the 451 casual plantilla employees of the city government is for…
Vet office holds spay and neuter campaign in Boracay
BORACAY ISLAND, July 1 (PNA) — The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in coordination with the Malay Veterinary Office and the veterinarian students of the Aklan State University here held a spay and…
Top military official urges Filipinos to use social media to help claim West Philippine Sea
By Keith Anthony S. Fabro PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, July 1 (PNA) — Social media is a potent tool to bring awareness among Filipinos about the Philippines’ rightful claim in the disputed West…
MILF insists all Mindanao stakeholders were consulted on BBL
COTABATO CITY, June 30 (PNA) — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has insisted the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), Sulu Sultanate and Indigenous Peoples were consulted on the draft Bangsamoro Basic…